WSFS CARES Foundation Provides $75,000 Grant to Homeland Center for Workforce Development Opportunities
09 May 2022 - 11:23PM
The WSFS CARES Foundation, the charitable giving arm of WSFS Bank
(Nasdaq: WSFS), announced it has provided a five-year grant
totaling $75,000 to the Homeland Center in Harrisburg, Pa., to
support the organization’s Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Academy Program.
Originally chartered as the “Home for the Friendless” in 1867 to
assist widows and orphans who were homeless in Harrisburg, the
Homeland Center has evolved through the years to form a licensed
not-for-profit continuing care retirement community offering
exceptional Personal, Skilled Nursing, Home Health, Home Care, and
Hospice services. The CNA Academy Program began to come together in
recent years and is now in the process of applying for the
requisite Pennsylvania Department of Education requirements.
“While in the process of determining how Homeland Center can
continue to provide the highest level of quality care for our
Residents, Patients, and Clients, we moved in the direction of
forming the CNA Academy Program,” said Barry Ramper II, NHA,
President and CEO, Homeland Center and Homeland at Home. “We thank
the WSFS CARES Foundation for their support, which will enable the
program to provide opportunities to individuals in central
Pennsylvania with an interest in senior, home, and hospice care to
be educated, trained and obtain the required certifications to
build successful careers.”
“Education and Leadership Development are key pillars of the
WSFS CARES Foundation, and we’re proud to support innovative,
community-focused workforce development opportunities like the CNA
Academy Program,” said Patrick J. Ward, Executive Vice President,
Pennsylvania Market President at WSFS Bank. “Much like the Homeland
Center, WSFS has a storied history of supporting the community for
nearly 200 years. We look forward to the transformational impact
the grant will enable in training certified nursing assistants to
deliver the highest quality of care to area seniors.”
The WSFS CARES Foundation will also serve as the reception
sponsor for the Homeland Center’s 155th Anniversary Celebration on
May 15 at the Hilton Harrisburg, which will toast 155 years of
compassionate care and salute Homeland Director of Development
Betty Hungerford for her remarkable two decades of service.
Proceeds from the event will benefit Homeland’s benevolent care
programs, which provide financial assistance for individuals in
need of care.
About Homeland Center and Homeland at
HomeHomeland Center and Homeland at Home is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization providing Skilled Nursing, Personal Care,
Hospice, Home Health, and Home Care services to Residents of
Central Pennsylvania. Beginning in 1867 providing services to
Widows and Orphans of the Civil War, Homeland Center, a Continuing
Care Retirement Community (CCRC), located at 1901 North Fifth
Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania currently provides Skilled
Nursing and Personal Care services to Residents from Central
Pennsylvania, and beyond. Homeland at Home provides Hospice, Home
Health, and Home Care services to Patients and Clients in the home,
and facility setting, in a fourteen County region of Central
Pennsylvania. Providing the highest level of individualized quality
care and quality life to Residents, Patients, and Clients, for whom
have entrusted their lives, is the current, and long standing,
outcome of services provided.
About the WSFS CARES Foundation The WSFS CARES
Foundation brings WSFS’ mission of We Stand for Service® to life
across the communities we serve. The mission of the WSFS CARES
Foundation is to support qualified nonprofit service organizations
within our regional footprint that are invested in improving
communities, fostering a spirit of inclusion and diversity, and
whose focus aligns with the WSFS CARES Foundation’s
transformational vision. For more information, please visit
https://www.wsfsbank.com/about-us/community/wsfs-foundation.
About WSFS Financial Corporation WSFS Financial
Corporation is a multi-billion dollar financial services company.
Its primary subsidiary, WSFS Bank, is the oldest and largest
locally-headquartered bank and trust company headquartered in
Delaware and the Greater Philadelphia region. As of March 31, 2022,
WSFS Financial Corporation had $21.0 billion in assets on its
balance sheet and $58.1 billion in assets under management and
administration. WSFS operates from 122 offices, 94 of which are
banking offices, located in Pennsylvania (63), Delaware (39), New
Jersey (18), Virginia (1) and Nevada (1) and provides comprehensive
financial services including commercial banking, retail banking,
cash management and trust and wealth management. Other subsidiaries
or divisions include Arrow Land Transfer, Cash Connect®, Cypress
Capital Management, LLC, NewLane Finance®, Powdermill® Financial
Solutions, West Capital Management®, WSFS Institutional Services®,
WSFS Mortgage®, WSFS Wealth® Investments, and The Bryn Mawr Trust
Company of Delaware. Serving the Greater Delaware Valley since
1832, WSFS Bank is one of the ten oldest banks in the United States
continuously operating under the same name. For more information,
please visit www.wsfsbank.com.
Media Contact: Kyle Babcock (215)
864-1795kbabcock@wsfsbank.com
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